Get to know... Masoom Minawala

Influencer Masoom Minawala (@MasoomMinawala) is bouncing between shoots, hunting for furniture and wishing she could clone herself

Get to know... Masoom Minawala

Currently I am

Bouncing between shoots and packing another suitcase.

High point in life

Honestly, every time I get to do what I love without compromising who I am.

Low point in life

There have been phaseswhen things weren’t moving, when the pressure got loud and when I questioned whether my voice even mattered. My family, my community reminded me that growth doesn’t always look glamorous, but it’s always worth it.

On my playlist

Afro house, Florent Hugel, Rampa.

One thing I would never buy

Faux-hair thongs from Skims.

Today I’m craving

A long hug from home and a giant bowl of pasta.

Last thing I ordered online

Winter basics.

App I check before going to bed

My Google calendar.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

Stop shrinking to fit tiny boxes. Dream bigger, wear the outfit, take the shot.

My favourite subject in school

Art.

I’d swipe right on

Ambition.

My secret skill is

Making last-minute looks look like they were planned for weeks.

A magic tool I wish I had

A way to clone myself. One for shoots, one for mum life, and so on.

My favourite Sunday memory

Going to Matheran as kids and taking 5am horse rides.

My plans for next Sunday

Furniture shopping.

My most star-struck moment

Meeting Leena Nair, the global CEO of Chanel.

My favourite bad habit

Overpacking.

If I could travel back or forward in time

I’d go a little ahead. Just to meet the woman I’m becoming.

The best thing about fame

You get to sit at tables you once only dreamed of.

The worst thing about fame

Everyone has an opinion about your life.